$1,290 is a great indicator and I think we may miss this, the bullish trend is coming to a positive situation with a price that will go up and down more than ever. This is because, for the majority of the miners that support the BTC, you should expect a rise in the price of bitcoin which will lead to a big pump in the price of ether. In fact, if ETH is to go down, it might have no effect at all, but the main reason is to have a low support price which will also allow the crypto community to start growing.
And what is at the $1,290 mark? That's not a strong level to consider as a good indicator. In my opinion, we need to stick to the $1,050-$1,150 level. The price has been consolidating in this zone for a considerable time and accumulation has been taking place. Although, I tend to believe that we won't see such prices anymore and we shouldn't wait for ETH price below $1,400, which in the long term is also a good price to buy.